Senior Cyber Systems Engineer

Title: Senior Cyber Systems Engineer

Position Type: Contract

Location: Atlanta GA REMOTE

The candidates must be in the Atlanta area. The work will mostly be remote but there is occasional need to go onsite to local data centers but that is the exception not the norm.

Candidates must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance.

Position Overview:

The Senior Cyber Systems Engineer is responsible for the administration implementation and

monitoring of critical cybersecurity systems ensuring the stability and security of onpremise cloud and managed service provider (MSP) environments. The ideal candidate will be a seniorlevel systems administrator with experience managing complex network systems supporting a Zero Trust architecture and providing proactive cybersecurity services to protect the CDCs infrastructure and data.

Key Responsibilities:

System Administration & Monitoring:

Oversee and maintain the operation of CDC cybersecurity systems including infrastructure and application security.

Administer tools and technologies used to manage network defenses detect threats and respond to vulnerabilities across onpremise cloud and

MSPhosted environments.

Ensure the seamless operation of enterprise Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) tools and provide configuration management for security tools.

Infrastructure and Network Security:

Provide technical expertise to manage and configure firewall policy management user access control and boundary protection services while adhering to Zero Trust and least privilege design concepts.

Support and secure perimeter networks by deploying and maintaining systems that prevent unauthorized interaction between internal and external networks.

Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering:

Collaborate with development operations and digital services teams to maintain security configurations and access control mechanisms.

Conduct assessments and tests of emerging cybersecurity technologies making recommendations to integrate advancements into the CDCs network security framework.

System Maintenance and Troubleshooting:

Perform routine system diagnostics and fault identification to recover failed systems within defined timeframes ensuring availability of critical security systems.

Provide afterhours support as needed to resolve critical outages or issues.

Security Software and Asset Management:

Install and maintain a wide range of security software and hardware (e.g. ExtraHop Splunk CrowdStrike RedSeal) across virtual cloud and mobile environments.

Maintain a comprehensive asset inventory and ensure systems comply with FISMA guidelines.

Data Analysis and Integration:

Analyze cybersecurity data from multiple sources developing methodologies to integrate data using APIs for consolidation into security tools like ServiceNow and Archer.

Compliance and Patch Management:

Ensure timely installation of security patches and firmware updates in compliance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and HHS vulnerability remediation requirements.

Required Skills and Experience:

10 years of experience in network and system administration with a focus on cybersecurity operations and infrastructure security.

Expertise in managing Linux (RHEL Oracle) and Windows Server environments in a hybrid onpremise/cloud infrastructure.

Experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms containerized applications and serverless architectures.

Proficiency with firewall management network access control (NAC) and Zero Trust architectures.

Strong knowledge of Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) tools threat detection tools and endpoint security software.

Demonstrated experience with diagnostic tools incident recovery and afterhours support.

Knowledge of security compliance frameworks (e.g. FISMA NIST FedRAMP).

Certifications:

Certifications are not required but optimal and might include:

CISSP CCSP or equivalent security certifications.

Relevant network or systems administration certifications (e.g. MCSE RHCSA AWS Certified SysOps Administrator).

Additional Qualifications:

Strong problemsolving skills and ability to work in a fastpaced missioncritical environment.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience working across multiple teams (IT development operations).